Playing-cards.



J. C. DAVIS.

PLAYING CARDS.

APPLICATION man FEB. 9. 1914.

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J. C. DAVIS.

PLAYING CARDS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.9,1914.

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JOHN C. DAVIS, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.

PLAYING-CARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,619.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. DAVIS, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Port Huron, in the county ofSt. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulPlaying-Cards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to playing cards, one of the objects of theinvention being to provide a card game which is especially designed foradvertising purposes and Which, While maintaining interest in thevarious plays which can be made, will at the same time keep before theplayers the name of the merchant or merchants to be benefited by theadvertisement and also various articles of merchandise which may bepurchased, to gether with the prices thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings certain of the cards constituting a deck have beenillustrated.

I11 said drawings :Figures'1 and 2 are detail views of two businesscards which may be included in the deck. Figs. 3, l, 5 and 6 are detailviews of money cards. Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are detail views of merchandisecards, and Fig. 10 is a back view of one of the cards.

In a deck of cards any desired number of business cards such as shown inFigs. 1 and 2 can be used and, likewise, and desired number of moneycards and merchandise cards may be employed. The money cards representbills of all denominations while the merchandise cards preferablycontain pictures of the merchandise and indications of the pricescharged therefor.

As shown in Fig. 10, the back of each card may be provided with anadvertisement. For example, the person or firm distributing the cardscan have an advertisement upon the back of each card, or diiferentadvertisements can be placed on the different cards.

In playing the game, the object is to exchange the money for usefulmerchandise. The game is played as follows :First mix the cardsrepresenting merchandise and place the pack face upward upon the table.The cards representing currency are then thoroughly shuffled and six ofthem are dealt to each player and six of them are placed with theirfaces upward and side by side on the table, these six cards being calledthe bank. The remainder of the money cards are placed with their facesdownward on the table. The play starts at the left of the dealer and theplayer may make one or all of the following transactions but he mustmake one of them:

A. At the beginning of the play the player may exchange one card fromhis hand for one at the bank regardless of the denomination exceptbusiness cards or blanks must not be drawn from the bank. The bank mustalways have six cards.

B. The player may buy merchandise as many times as he can make thecorrect change. The money paid for merchandise is called the till and islaid on the table, each denomination by itself. The till must be keptseparate from the bank. If the player has not the correct change he maybuy the article and take the difference from the till. For example, ifhe has twenty dollars and the article is twelve dollars, he lays downthe twenty dollars and takes eight dollars from the till and he alsotakes the card from the top of the merchandise pack.

C. At the finish of the play the player may draw one card from the topof the remaining pile of currency if he so desires.

The player takes each card from the pile of merchandise as he buys itand keeps it until the bank fails. The business cards or blanks aremixed with the currency or money cards and when six of these cards arein the bank the bank fails. The points are then counted for that hand.There are four points, one for each of the following The greatest amountof merchandise wins one point. The largest number of articles bought byone player counts one point. The least amount of money in the hand ofany one player counts one point. The player who has the most money losesone point.

These points are tallied on a score sheet until the end of the game.

All of the merchandise cards collected by the players are laid asideuntil the close of the game. After the bank has failed the currencycards and the business cards are shuffled and dealt as before and theplay is repeated. .until all of the merchandise is bought. The playerhaving the greatest number of points Wins the game.

What is claimed is V v Playing cards consisting of a deck made up of asuite of cards having numerals thereon designating diiferent moneyvalues, another suite having illustrations of different articles ofmerchandise together With numerals indicating the money values of therespective articles, and a third suite containcopiel of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatefis.

ing advertisements of merchants from Whom the designated articles can bepurchased.

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN G. DAVIS.

' Witnesses:

CLAIR R. BLACK, H. A. DIXON.

Wilmington, D. 0.

